Inspired by The Blue Hearts - a legendary Japanese punk rock band (1985-1995) - an anthology of original short films has finally appeared. Each director chose their favorite song and made the film by using their own style of artistic interpretation. See below for more information.
Ken Iizuka's "Hammer": One day, Itsuki Goto sees her boyfriend cheating on her. With evident fact after living together 3 years, Itsuki is so shocked and obviously strange at her antique furniture shop. When asked by her colleague Kubo and two high school girls, regulars of the shop, Itsuki tells that she has never blamed her boyfriend and made breakfast for two as if nothing happened on the next morning. Although amazed with her stupid behavior, they cannot leave her alone and Itsuki herself gets irritated too. Now it's a time to make a once and for all decision. And...
Ten Shimoyama's "Be Kind to Others": In the far distant future, beyond our galaxy a police spaceship heading to a prison planet is stricken by a meteor swarm. In the spaceship left drifting, there are a small number of survivors who are a mysterious young man and woman, vicious brothers, a quiet old gentleman... and prison guards. When they run out of options to return home alive and get into a panic, the vicious prisoners perform a violent act.
Noboru Iguchi's "Love Letter": As Daisuke, a scriptwriter, writes about his high school days, he slips back in time to those days. He sees again Ayano, a beautiful girl, who was his crush then and is dead at the present, and makes every effort to save her life... This is a funny but sad fantasy film of first love.
Takashi Shimizu's "A Boy's Song": On Christmas Day 1982, Takeru, a latchkey kid, is about to celebrate his birthday alone in a housing complex because he argued with his mother in the morning. He feels empty even though he sees a TV hero whom he admires on TV... He has a big secret which bothers him. Then he receives a set of original goods of the hero character which have sold out at many stores. As soon as he reads a card added to the gift, he takes off running...!
Shin'ichi Kudô's "Frozen Expectation": Too easy to call it a fetish. Too tormenting to call it love. Light shines because of darkness. The darker it gets, the purer the light that penetrates the darkness becomes. Will the frozen soul reach the future still pure? Will the future be able to accept that?
Sang-il Lee's "1001 Violins": Tatsuya is a worker of the former Fukushima nuclear power station. His family migrated from Fukushima to Tokyo because of an earthquake disaster. His wife and children steadily get used to life in Tokyo, however, only Tatsuya has difficulty in finding a new job and is tied to his past.
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